Clothesline reel



March 23, 1948. w. J. THRowER CLOTHES LINE REEL Filed Feb. 16, 1945 Patented Mar. 23., 1948 UNITE-a stares .a'rgNjT OFFICE .GLOTHESLINE REEL William..Iohn.Thrower, Chester, W. Va.. ApplicationFebruary.16, 1945; SerialfNo. 578.192 1 Claim. (c1. 24a- 100)- Thisinvention: relates totv clothesline. reelsz..

Anobject:l of .f the-.invention .1 isrfthe: provision. .of af; reel 1 having a base".merriber.v adapted to.; be.l removably attached to the wall of a buildingw-ith an axle projecting rigidlyl from, the base member, with; the axle ,being.-received by a passage ina. rectangularly 'shapedrbody portion, Vthe. passage beingadJ'aCent'one; horizontal edge of'jthe bo,dy,the body adjacent;theoppcsiteedge having a passage to receivea lockingpin adapted to engage any one of a plurality of pockets formed iny the base v merifllfleit vsaid'- pin being. spring pressed to urgethe pinfin apocketexcept when ahead on theV pin; isfin engagementpwith. the outer edgeof a bossl on ai flange Secured tothe outer end of the-body, asecondangebeing secured. to the opposite endofE the body. adjacent the base member. and; having passages toreceive the axle-.and the pin.

Another object` ofthe inventionisA the provisionfof a clothesline reeLhaving an axle. upon which isv rotatably. mountedafiat body, said body having aA passagetoreceive a slidably. mounted pin-adapted to engage. one .of a seriesof pockets formed in` the base member. and retaining the body against rotationvafterJ a line has been wound thereon, aflangesecured to theouter end of the base member and provided with diametrically disposed handles for manually rotating the body memberl for winding the line thereon.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a clothesline reelhaving a base member adapted:tofbe-removably'secured tothe wall of a building with a reel rotatably mounted on the base memberand projecting laterally therefrom, said reel being composed* of' aat body member upon which a line is adapted to be wound, wit-h'fhandles projecting` from the :bodyfor manually rotating, said body. means being employed for: retaining. .the rotatable body.M against movement.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not conned to the disclosures, being susceptible of such changes and modifications as dene no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an end view in elevation of a reel constructed according to the principles of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side View in elevation of the same shown attached to the wall of a building.

Fig. 3; .isa .vertical .sectionctakenxalong the line ,of Fig: 1'.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sec: tion through the reel Land. associated parts;

Referring more particularly 1to-` the., drawings i il designates the -wall oft a building to whichis removabl-yattached. aV basemember ll forming part 'of thereel. The upperendiof ther-.base mem.- ber, asshown at i2l is c ut away to-V receivea U-shaped member-1 |32 Whichrk is-securedl at. lll4 to the building. 'IiheAopposite-end ofthe base member isl provided with a slot 2tv to receive. a U-shaped member 2l which-has sharp prongs 22 `so that'git maybe driven-Vintothe wall of the building.l The outerend' ofthe U-shaped: member projects; beyond the Vouterfaeeof the base member I l' anda pin 23preceived by theU-shaped member 2i' retains theglower, ends of` the base member in position.

The. pnhas a. head; 2,4` which rests upon the staple or. U-shaped. member 2j when the pin 23 is..inpositio n.,v Apchain 2.5.'.issecured'tothe head 2.4. and to thc-.base member Il to vprei/crit the loss of the pin from saidbase member.

It willbeseenby this .construction that. the base member may bereadilyA attachedtothe wall of the building byv inserting ther cut away por.- tion I2 of. the upper reducedenrzl.2 2.i,of. the base member. withinthe U-shapedclipl., 'Ijhe lower end of;y the base memberis thenforced.- against the-wall so that thememben 2l. Will. Dass through the slot 2da 'sufficient' distance.toreceive-.the pin 23..

Ain axle has; its inner; end received Within a passage-] in thebasemember H; and isl either cemented orl tacked thereto.: axle extends outwardly through a.y passage-3.2. Within a body or hubsafofthe-,reeh The. bodryri 'substantially rectangular. in. shape, and,I is` eensiderale,.1v-v.tv greater in width than it' is in thickness. The upper and lower edges 34 and 35 respectively of the body are rounded and it is upon this substantially flat body that the rope 36 is wound as shown in Fig. 2 between the forward and rear flanges on the hub.

The forward flange 40 is provided with an elongated pocket 4I at its inner face and this pocket receives the outer end of the body 33. The outer end of the body may be cemented in the pocket 4l and a screw 42 secures the flange 40 to the outer end of said body. It will be noted from Figs. 1 and 2 that the flange 40 is provided with diametrically disposed hand grips 43 which are gripped by the operator for rotatbase member and the ange 45 and is pro- Y vided with an opening 49 through which passesA the axle 30.

A washer 50 is received by the outer end of the i axle 30 and is in at contact with the outer The collar is mounted onthe exflange 40.

4 Y side of a building in spaced relation so that the reduced upper end of the base member may be inserted Within the U-shaped member I3 while the slot may be received by the free end of the staple 2|, after which the pin 23 is placed in position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. After one end of the clothesline has been connected to a Y hook remotely from the reel and the other end.

ofthe clothesline is attached to the body 33 in Yany approved manner the reel may be rotated by manipulating the handles 43 after the pin' 54 has been retracted to the position shown in Fig. 4. Rotation of the reel is continued until the lin'eis suclently taut after which the handle 55 treme outer end of the axle and is removably attached to the outer end by means of a pin 52 which is inserted within alined passages within the axleV 3|) and the collar 5|. By the removal of the pin, the collar 5| and the washer 50, the reel may be slipped off the axle.

The body member 33 adjacent the lower horizontal edge 35 is provided with a passage 53 in which is mounted a pin 54. The pin has a relatively smaller diameter than the passagel to accommodate a coil spring 54a which has one end in engagement with a plug 55 secured to the inner end of the pin. The outer end of the pin is pro- Videdwith a manipulating handle 55.

. A `boss 51 hasV a central opening to receive the pin 54 and is secured to the outer face of the ange 40. The outer face of the boss is provided with a notch 60 to receive the circular enlargement or manipulating handle 56. Since the spring 54a. is located between the boss 51 and the plug 55 it-will force the plug toward the base and into a pocket 6| when .the member-55 is received within the notch or recess 6i). On the other handwhen the handle 55 is disposed at right langles to the plane of the notch 60 it will be seated upon the' extreme outer edge of the boss against the tension of the spring 54a and maintain the plug 55 outwardly from the pocket 6| so thatthe reel may be freely revolved.

. VIt winype noted from Figs. 1 and inlet a.

plurality of pockets 6| are arranged circumferentially around the axle'3 sc that the plug 55 `may enter any one of said pockets when necessary. The plug 55 is held in position on the inner end ofthe pin 54 by a nut 62 threaded on to the extreme inner end of the pin. However, the pin 54 and plug 55 may be formed integrally. It will also Ibe appreciated that the reel composed of the body 33 and anges 40 and 45 may likewise be formed integrally and the reel may be formed of wood, metal or plastic.

' The operation of my device is as follows:

'c lThe members I3V and 20 are secured to the.

shown` in YFig. 4 is moved to a right angular position shown in Fig. 3, whence the handle will be Vfree to' movev into the notch 60 by the action ofr the Vspring 54a and the plug or plunger 55 will then bein engagementY with the outer face of the base member II. The reel is then rotated suiciently to permit the plunger 55 to drop into one of thecircumferential pockets 6| and thereby retain the reel against rotation and hold the line 36'taut.

It will be furtherV noted that the reel may be readily disassembled when desired by the removal of the pin 52, the collar5| and the washer 50. The entire assemblyV of the! reel may then be slid ofi the axle 30 carrying with it the pin`54 and the plunger 55. Y 'Y Y I claim: l Y v A'clothesline reel comprising a base having narrow end portions for-attachment vto astationary support and an axle disposed thereon and extending outwardly therefrom, the face of `said base havingV indentations arrangedaroundthe axle, a reel hub J'ournaledvon'the axle having lan inner ange and an outer angle'having diametrically disposed extensions forming operating handles, said hub andflanges beingprovided with a throughpassage'parallel to the axis, aspring pressedplunger ent positions, aretracting rod on .the plunger having a head extendingbeyond the outer flange and a cam.\boss on the'latter with which said head may be engaged to hold the plunger in re-V tracted position. y Y

JOHN THROWER.

imminent'ionsV cI'rED -Y f c The following', referencesare of` record in the le of this patent: Y

UNITED STATES rATENTs I Number Name i 'DateV 2,o53,45 Back p w j "sept. 3, 1936 1,856,223 Mirick .May 3, 1932 c in `saidpassage cooperatingwith said indentationsfor locking the reel in differ-k 

